What is the setting of the story “Dusk” by Saki?

August 26, 2018 Educator

THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL

According to the text, how does Mr. Hooper’s veil probably affect his vision?

The veil is described as being bound to Mr. Hooper’s forehead, covering the majority of his face. The two layers of crape material completely hide his facial features with the exception of his…

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HISTORY

Was the colonization of the Americas a positive or a negative?

There are really three groups of people that need to weigh in on this question and they probably would all have different responses. Europeans, especially from the elite classes, would view the…

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HISTORY

What were some reasons why Germany lost World War I?

There were several reasons why Germany lost in World War I. Two reasons were that Germany underestimated how close they were to winning the war, and they underestimated how fast the United States…

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ARABY

Why did Joyce choose a naïve narrator for “Araby”?

James Joyce’s short story, “Araby,” is a tale of moving from the innocence of youth to a more nuanced, more experienced understanding of reality. The naiveté of the narrator in the story allows us…

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EMMA

In Jane Austen’s Emma, how does education affect the novel as a whole?

Although the novel’s opening sentence describes Emma as “handsome, clever, and rich,” the novel shows the problems that arise from her lack of a good education. Emma’s mother died when Emma was…

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THE OTHER TWO

What does Alice Waythorn do when she encounters all three of her husbands in Edith Wharton’s…

At the very end of Edith Wharton’s short story “The Other Two,” Alice encounters all three of her husbands in the same room. She responds by easily appeasing and smoothing over the awkwardness of…

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PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF

What kind of school is Yancy Academy?

Yancy Academy is a private, boarding school for troubled children in upstate New York. Percy tells us that the school encourages the students to learn by taking them on a number of field trips,…

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THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

What is a summary of “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell?

“The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story which puts a new spin on the big-game hunting genre. In the story, an accomplished hunter named Sanger Rainsford is ship-wrecked while traveling to Rio de…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What does Scout mean when she says that Atticus has an “infinite capacity for calming turbulent…

In Chapter 17, Atticus begins by questioning Mr. Tate concerning the events on November 21st. Atticus is calm and collected, and asks Sheriff Tate specific questions regarding the location of…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What would you put in a box of “treasures” that belongs to Jem?

There would be several items that I would include in a box of “treasures” that belong to Jem. The first items I would place in the box would be several football magazines. Jem is obsessed with…

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STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

How does Frost create a sense of utter isolation and silence in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a…

In his poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” Frost conveys a sense of isolation and silence with the imagery of the snowy setting in a country field, the softness of the word sounds, and a…

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THE ODYSSEY

What does Odysseus accuse the suitors of doing?

In book 22 of The Odyssey, Odysseus confronts the suitors who have been eating his food, slaughtering his animals, seducing his serving maids, and drinking his wine; in short, they have completely…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What role might the Jim Crow Laws play in To Kill a Mockingbird? Knowing that the father in the…

Although Jim Crow Laws had a profound influence on the lives of most African-Americans in the South, it’s difficult to say whether or not they are significant in To Kill a Mockingbird. It is clear…

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MACBETH

How does Macbeth feel after meeting the witches?

Immediately after hearing the witches’ prophecy that he will be Thane of Cawdor and later King of Scotland, Macbeth is taken aback. We know this because Banquo asks why he seems to fear “things…

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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, what three words does Holden use repeatedly?

In Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the voice of Holden Caulfield is, at times, hilarious. Because Holden’s narration, which is sometimes described as an internal monologue, reads almost like a…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

In the novel Lord of the Flies, why did Piggy die?

In Chapter 11, Piggy tells Ralph that they must visit Castle Rock to get his glasses back. Piggy says that he will simply walk up to Jack and say, “I don’t ask you to be a sport, I’ll say, not…

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SCIENCE

What do index fossils found in rock layers in different areas of the world indicate about the…

Index fossils can be used to determine when layers of rock were formed. They may also help us to identify the kind of environment the rock layers result from. Geologists and paleontologists use…

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THE BET

Had the banker and the lawyer known about the effect of the bet, would they have made the bet?…

Absolutely not! The very thought of the lawyer and the banker making the bet with the prior knowledge of its actual outcome is faulty in itself. One of the most important reasons, why the lawyer…

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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Helen Keller called the examination time the “dreaded hour.” Do you agree with her views?

Helen Keller found school examinations to be tiresome and overwhelming. Helen could not simply sit down, read an examination paper, and write the answers like most students. She instead had to have…

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LAW AND POLITICS

What federal policies could reduce the number of non-alcohol-related traffic fatalities?

One issue here is that if there really were a simple, cost-effective, universally acceptable way of reducing traffic fatalities, it would already have been implemented. The policy options that…

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SCIENCE

How do trees breathe and why ?

Trees are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms capable of producing glucose by the process of photosynthesis. However, they need to also carry out aerobic respiration in order to obtain energy from…

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HISTORY

Why did Europeans think colonialism was necessary?

Europeans sought colonies outside of their borders primarily for economic benefit. As industrialism grew in Europe, the potential for wealth skyrocketed. New technologies also improved farming…

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HISTORY

How did the conclusion of World War II lead to the events of the Cold War?

The Soviets fought in World War II as allies of the British and Americans (after the Soviets’ Non-Aggression Pact with Nazi Germany collapsed in 1941), but there was growing mistrust between the…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

How does Golding makes the paragraph beginning “Life became a race…” dynamic and frantic?

This is the paragraph you refer to, from page 57: Life became a race with the ﬁre and the boys scattered through the upper forest. To keep a clean ﬂag of ﬂame ﬂying on the mountain was the…

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THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER

How does Mark Twain use dreams in “The Mysterious Stranger”?

Mark Twain’s use of dreams in the story “The Mysterious Stranger” is complex and at times delves into somewhat tricky philosophical territory. The story, on its very entertaining surface, is about…

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CONTENTS OF THE DEAD MAN’S POCKET

What happens again after Tom gets back into the apartment and how does he respond?

The last two paragraphs of Jack Finney’s short story “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” describe Tom Benecke’s actions after he enters the apartment through the broken window, leaving…

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CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD

What is the theme of Crispin?

Avi’s novel Crispin: The Cross of Lead contains multiple themes blended into one narrative. Perhaps the overarching theme is coming of age; a theme which deals with growing into one’s own identity…

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ARTS

Why is it important to study the different periods and performance venues in the arts?

The “arts” can be understood as a loose humanities term that encapsulates dance, theater, music, opera, the visual arts, and many other disciplines and mediums. While it is important to define the…

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SCIENCE

What is animal nutrition? What are the chemicals of life in biology?

A good program of animal nutrition should include intakes of amino acids to form proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids to form lipids, minerals, vitamins, and good quality water. Dietary…

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SCIENCE

Through which process does the body break down starch?

The initial breakdown of starch occurs in your mouth by the enzyme called amylase. Amylase is secreted by the salivary glands. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into smaller sugar subunits…

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LORD OF THE FLIES

In the book Lord of the Flies, where do all the boys come from and how is it that they state they…

Although the story is told by a third person omniscient narrator, most of it is focused on what the boys directly observe on the island (the dead paratrooper and the naval officer at the end being…

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LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER

What is the mood and atmosphere of the story “Lamb to the Slaughter”?

Prescribing one mood and atmosphere to the story “Lamb to the Slaughter” is tough. It’s tough, because the piece goes through several different moods. When the story begins, I would describe the…

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LAW AND POLITICS

Create a policy that would reduce the number of non-alcohol-related traffic fatalities. The…

This is actually something I have given considerable thought, probably because I hang out around a fair number of transportation economists (and if I end up going to UC Irvine as seems likely, I’ll…

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THE STORY OF AN HOUR

What type of characterization is used in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”?

In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” the author uses both direct and indirect characterization. Direct characterization is when a writer simply states a character’s specific traits. Indirect…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, what are some adjectives to describe the characters of…

Genuine: Jem, Atticus, and Calpurnia are all genuine individuals. They are honest with each other and try their best to help others throughout the novel. Jem looks up to his father, and Atticus…

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JOHN KEATS

“To the Nile” is a poem composed by John Keats only to celebrate nature. Do you agree with this…

Although there is some appreciation of nature in “To the Nile,” John Keats seems to take a different direction overall in this sonnet about Egypt’s famous river. At first the sonnet acknowledges…

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SCIENCE

You see a solid that looks like an ice cube, but it doesn’t melt at room temperature. Could the…

A solid that doesn’t melt at room temperature can’t be water. The freezing point of pure water is 0ºC at normal atmospheric pressure. Room temperature is 20-25ºC. The attached phase diagram shows…

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HAMLET

What are some literary devices used in Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5?

When the ghost of old King Hamlet charges his son to exact revenge on his killer, he calls Claudius, his brother and murderer, a “serpent,” thus associating him via allusion with the sinful serpent…

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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, what happened to the plantation Belle Reve?

The arrival of Stanley Kowalski’s wife’s troubled sister, Blanche, presages dramatic revelations and conflict between the characters in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Stanley…

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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Who is Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, and how does he help Helen Keller?

Dr Bell, best known now as an inventor, was a doctor who helped people with hearing deficiencies. Keller first meets him when she is six years old: He held me on his knee while I examined his…

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GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

What is Gulliver’s Travels trying to say?

Through this satire, Swift is ultimately attempting to point out some of humanity’s flaws, encouraging us to think more deeply about ourselves and our beliefs so that we are willing to make some…

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Could you provide an example of an annotation of To Kill a Mockingbird, page 8-9?

Annotations are an important tool for the close reader, as they allow you to carefully analyze the material you read. Getting into the habit of annotating, even when you’re not required to, is the…

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THREE MEN IN A BOAT (TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG)

How would you describe the encounter between Montmorency and the ferocious cat in Three Men in a…

This incident happens in Chapter XIII of Three Men in a Boat. Montmorency is a fox terrier who accompanies the three men on their trip along the Thames River. The narrator tells us that Montmorency…

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HISTORY

What were some federal government responses towards Cyclone Yasi?

Cyclone Yasi hit Australia in February of 2011. The federal response to the natural disaster can be considered a success in that not one person lost their life as a result of the storm. The federal…

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HISTORY

How was citizenship connected to the Greek polis?

The Greek polis could not survive without the notion of citizenship. Through the years, the Greeks moved away from authoritarian systems of governing to a model that allowed active participation…

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BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON

In “By the Waters of Babylon,” how can details from the story be used to identify both the time…

I can be quite specific with the place, but the time that this story takes place is going to be much more vague. By the time that the story ends, readers know for sure that the story takes place in…